Abingdon Carbon Cutters

Kindness in public policy-a new kind of leadership that focuses on people. A very interesting piece. https:// www.solace.org.u k/ kindness-in-publ ic-policy-the-i mportance-of-le adership/

We’ve been thinking a lot about governance and how we can best support and amplify the work of Incredible Edible groups, so here are some thoughts on how we plan to move forwards, with groups, in our federated model. https:// www.incredibleed ible.org.uk/ news/ how-should-our-n etwork-grow/How Should Our Network Grow?www.incredibleedible.org.uk

Rethinking Food Policy

Here’s the August Sustainable Food Cities newsletter. Packed full of great info and including articles about the latest IPCC report. https:// mailchi.mp/ f0b4fff87340/ sustainable-food -cities-newslet ter-july-242806 1Sustainable Food Cities Newsletter August 2019mailchi.mp

It’s great to see Veolia asking for peat to be banned in horticulture. And a call for good use of green waste, well composted, as a quality product, recycling our own waste, and creating local circular economies. https:// www.edie.net/ news/5/ UK-must-ban-peat -use-to-reach-n et-zero--Veolia -argues/UK must ban peat use to reach net-zero, Veolia argueswww.edie.net

Here our Network Director, Gary, talks about finding unlikely links across the Incredible Edible world. https:// www.incredibleed ible.org.uk/ news/ rochdale-barnsle y-and-cleveland -ohio-unlikely- links/Rochdale, Barnsley and Cleveland, Ohio-Unlikely Links!www.incredibleedible.org.uk

Defra is working on a National Food Strategy and are consulting on it. Here is the link to get groups involved. https:// consult.defra.go v.uk/ agri-food-chain- directorate/ national-food-st rategy-call-for -evidence/ consultationNational Food Strategy - Call for Evidence - Defra - Citizen Spaceconsult.defra.gov.uk